NGC 706 is a late spiral galaxy in Pisces
NGC 706 is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces . It shines at magnitude 12.5 and spans 1.3′ × 1.1′. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in December.
Galaxy: a system of billions of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity, far outside the Milky Way. Spiral galaxies have a disk with arms; elliptical galaxies are smooth, round or oval swarms of older stars.
Finding NGC 706 from Sheratan
Sheratan
NGC 706
PISCES
NGC 706 lies 14.5° south of Sheratan , the magnitude 2.6 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 706 is highest in the evening in December
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -17° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -33° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -40° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -43° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -31° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 55° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -52° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 64° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 47° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -57° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -62° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -43° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 67° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 73° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -64° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -71° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -47° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 71° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 79° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -69° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -78° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -50° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 70° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 78° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -70° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -79° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -50° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 65° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 70° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 41° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -66° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -73° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 35° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 58° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 62° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -64° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 30° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 49° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 52° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -55° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -41° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 25° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 41° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 43° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole northern hemisphere and south to about 84°S.
The distance to NGC 706 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 706
59 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 693, lenticular galaxy, 22′ NGC 676, lenticular galaxy, 49′ NGC 741, elliptical galaxy, 1.3° NGC 718, early spiral galaxy, 2.1° NGC 665, lenticular galaxy, 4.5° NGC 864, mixed spiral galaxy, 5.9°
NGC 706 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pisces Designations NGC 706, 2MASX J01515052+0617487, IRAS 01492+0602, MCG +01-05-040, PGC 006897, SDSS J015150.51+061748.7, UGC 01334 Type late spiral galaxy (Sc) Right ascension (J2000) 01h 51.8m Declination (J2000) +06° 18′ Magnitude 12.5 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 22.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.3′ × 1.1′ Position angle 153° Radial velocity 4,940 km/s, redshift 0.01661 Best with Large telescope Best month December Catalog page NGC 501 to 1000
